Description

Learn all the fundamental tools needed to model and analyze any engineering system--electrical, mechanical, fluid, or thermal!
This friendly and practical guide teaches "unified" engineering techniques, showing how the same basic set of equations can be used to describe almost any type of system. Using simple PC spreadsheet simulations and BASIC programs-and over 300 inustrations and tables--Jack Lewis guides you from the simplest design elements up through second-and higher-order complex systems. The mathematics is explained in a straightforward way, illustrated through real-world case studies and design examples.
Modeling Engineering Systems goes right to the heart of engineering, teaching you how to:
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understand and use the three basic types of engineering building blocks
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recognize the analogies that can be drawn between the fundamental elements of electrical, mechanical, fluid, and thermal systems
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develop math models for first-and higher-order systems using four fundamental methods
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analyze the models you develop
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perform frequency analysis and plot frequency responses
It also provides a gentle introduction to automatic control systems, laying a thorough groundwork for more advanced modeling and design work.
Whether you are an engineering student or a practicing professional changing fields or looking for a brush-up, this book belongs on your hard drive!